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Jersey Number 5
Babacar Faye
- Class:
- Sixth Year
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 230
- Hometown:
- Dakar, Senegal
- High School:
- NBA Academy
- Prev School:
- Western Kentucky / College of Charleston
2025-26 (5TH YEAR)
2023-24 (JUNIOR) WESTERN KENTUCKY
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE) COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
2021-22 (FRESHMAN) COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Redshirted due to season-ending injury prior to the year starting
- Started the first 10 games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury on Dec. 14
- Finished the season second in scoring (15.2 ppg), first in rebounds (7.8 rpg), second in free-throw percentage (.804) and fourth in blocks (7)
- Reached double-figures in 8-of-10 games he played in
- Posted a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds on the road vs. Evansville (12/7)
- Scored a career-high 28 points with 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in the season-opener against Wichita State (11/4)
2023-24 (JUNIOR) WESTERN KENTUCKY
- Played in all 34 games his first year at WKU while starting in 26 games
- Helped guide Hilltoppers to their first CUSA Tournament Championship since 2013 and earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament
- Averaged 7.5 points, 5.6 rebounds with a .614 shooting clip to go with 18 steals and 16 blocks
- Recorded double-digit points in 10 games while pulling down double-digit rebounds in five games
- Posted 6 points with 5 rebounds on 3-of-3 shooting in the first round of the NCAA Tournament vs. No. 2-seeded Marquette
- Had 10 points with 10 rebounds in win over UTEP (2/15) on the road
- Scored a season-high 15 points with 10 rebounds against Canisius (11/25)
- Had a double-double against Kentucky Wesleyan (11/6) with 12 points and 10 boards in the season-opener for his WKU debut
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE) COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
- Played in 34-of-35 games for the Cougars with 5 starts, averaging 4.7 points and 4.6 rebounds with a .520 shooting clip
- Helped CofC capture the CAA Tournament Championship and earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament
- Finished the season scoring in 15-consecutive games
- Nearly missed out on a double-double with 10 points and 9 rebounds against Elon (2/16) on the road
- Posted a career-high 12 points vs. Kent State (11/23) to go with 8 rebounds and 3 blocks
- Recorded his first-career double-double against Richmond (11/14) with 11 points and a season-high 10 rebounds
- Posted 7 points with 8 rebounds on the road against #1 North Carolina (11/11)
2021-22 (FRESHMAN) COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
- Appeared in 31 games as a freshman while starting in the first 9 games of the season
- Averaged 4.3 points and 3.2 rebounds with a .510 shooting clip
- His .510 shooting clip was tops on the team among non-center position players for the Cougars
- Tied his season-high of 10 points in the regular-season finale at Hofstra (2/28) to go with a season-high 7 boards
- Hit the game-winning floater at Old Dominion, finishing with 8 points and 3 rebounds
- Scored a season-high 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting at Tulane (12/7) with 4 rebounds and 2 assists\
- Dished out a career-high 4 assists and 2 steals vs. Tulane (11/30)
- Made his collegiate debut against South Carolina State (11/11), scoring 8 points with 2 boards, an assist and a block
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended NBA Academy Africa in Senegal
- Averaged 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals as a senior
PERSONAL
- Son of Mbosse Sow and Abdou Faye
- Participated in the 2020 NBA Basketball Without Boarders Global Camp during NBA All-Star Week in Chicago
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